LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii(Audubon, JJ, 1844)
English (US) LeConte's Sparrow
The LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds prairies of central North America; winters to Gulf StatesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ammospiza leconteii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza le conteii
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- prairies of upper Missouri River.
- Original description
- The Birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories. Second ed., octavo [8vo], 7 p.338 pl.488
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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